Rep. Jamie Raskin and Rep. Nancy Mace, Chairman and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland requesting information about the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) efforts to address longstanding abuses of its Equitable Sharing Program, which allows state and local governments to partner with DOJ by transferring […]
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Fighting Fire with Fire: Evaluating the Role of Forest Management in Reducing Catastrophic Wildfires (video)
On Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. ET, Rep. Ro Khanna, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, will hold a hearing to examine the urgent need for the federal government to adopt better wildfire preparation measures, and discuss the human toll of wildfires that are becoming larger and more severe due to drought, global warming, and […]
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On Equal Pay Day, Chairwoman Maloney Releases GAO Report on Pay Disparities & Women’s Representation in Management Positions
Washington, D.C. (March 15, 2022)—Today, to mark Equal Pay Day, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released a Government Accountability Office (GAO) analysis of women’s representation in management positions across an array of industries, and the status of the pay gap between men and women managers. Equal Pay Day marks the […]
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Chairwoman Maloney and Rep. Pressley Applaud FDA Eliminating Medically Unnecessary Restrictions on Mifepristone Access
Washington, D.C. (December 16, 2021)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Committee Member Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Chair of the Pro-Choice Caucus’s Abortion Rights and Access Task Force, issued the following statements in response to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decision to eliminate the medically unnecessary in-person dispensing requirement for […]
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Chairwoman Maloney Releases Comprehensive Staff Report Culminating the Committee’s Sweeping Drug Pricing Investigation
Washington, D.C. (Dec. 10, 2021)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released the final staff report culminating the Committee’s nearly three-year investigation into pharmaceutical pricing and business practices, which was launched by the late Chairman Elijah E. Cummings. “What the Committee has learned should be troubling to lawmakers, taxpayers, and […]
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Committee Analysis of Fossil Fuel Industry’s Lobbying Reveals Public Praise for Climate Policies Is Not Backed by Meaningful Action
Washington, D.C. (Oct. 28, 2021)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released a new staff memo analyzing lobbying data from ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP, and the American Petroleum Institute (API). The memo indicates that the oil industry’s public support for climate reforms has not been matched by meaningful action to […]
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House Oversight Committee Obtains Key Evidence of President Trump’s Attempts to Overturn the 2020 Election
Washington, D.C. July 30, 2021—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released handwritten notes taken by then-Acting Deputy Attorney General Richard P. Donoghue of a December 27, 2020, phone call with former President Donald J. Trump and former Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen. These notes reveal attempts by former President […]
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New Documents Show Trump Repeatedly Pressed DOJ to Overturn Election Results Before Inciting Capitol Attack
Washington, D.C. June 15, 2021 — Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released new documents showing President Trump’s efforts to pressure the Department of Justice (DOJ) to overturn the lawful results of the 2020 presidential election. At 2:00 p.m., the Committee will hold its second hearing on the events of January […]
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Bicameral Legislation Reintroduced to Help Sustain US Postal Service
WASHINGTON, February 1, 2021—Reps. Peter DeFazio (OR-04), Tom Reed (NY-23), Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Colin Allred (TX-32) and Senators Steve Daines (R-MT) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) today announced reintroduction of the USPS Fairness Act, bipartisan legislation to provide the United States Postal Service (USPS) much-needed financial relief by ending the agency’s burdensome prefunding […]
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Internal Documents Show White House Advancing Ideologically Motivated Restrictions on Medical Research That Defy Science
Washington, D.C. (Sep. 14, 2020)—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney, House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr., and Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member Patty Murray sent a letter urging Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar to halt efforts to block […]
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Chairwoman Maloney Issues Statement on Trump Administration’s Request to Delay Key Aspects of 2020 Census
Washington, D.C. Apr. 13, 2020 — Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after participating in a conference call arranged earlier today by the White House to convey a request from the Trump Administration to delay key aspects of the 2020 Census as a […]
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Maloney, Raskin Call on DHS to Release Non-Violent Migrant Detainees to Prevent Coronavirus Outbreak in Detention Facilities
Washington, D.C. (Apr. 7, 2020)— Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) calling on […]
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Chairwoman Maloney Issues Statement on Trump’s Removal of IG Glenn Fine from Pandemic Response Accountability Committee
Washington, D.C. (Apr. 7, 2020)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after President Donald Trump removed Acting Pentagon Inspector General Glenn Fine from the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee: “President Trump’s actions are a direct insult to the American taxpayers—of all political stripes—who want to […]
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Live hearing: Coronavirus Preparedness and Response
March 11, 2020 – The Committee on Oversight and Reform, will hold a hearing to examine the Trump Administration’s preparedness for, and response to, the outbreak of novel coronavirus.
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Maloney and Speier Seek Documents on Secret Service’s Exorbitant Payments to Trump Properties
Washington, D.C. (Feb. 12, 2020)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Committee Member Jackie Speier sent a letter seeking documents from the Secret Service regarding disturbing reports of exorbitant charges at President Donald Trump’s private clubs and resorts, as well as the Administration’s failure to disclose the amount of […]
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Maloney Issues Statement on Independent GAO Finding That the President Violated Federal Law by Withholding Security Assistance from Ukraine
Washington, D.C. (Jan.16, 2020)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after the independent Government Accountability Office issued a legal opinion concluding that the Trump Administration violated federal law by withholding hundreds of millions of dollars appropriated by Congress to help Ukraine combat Russian aggression: […]
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Three Chairs Send Letter to State Department Demanding Release of Key Documents
Washington, D.C. (Oct. 23, 2019)—Today, Rep. Adam B. Schiff, the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Rep. Carolyn Maloney, the Acting Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, sent a letter to Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan regarding the Department’s […]
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Oversight Committee Threatens Subpoena if DoD Withholds Documents on Taxpayer Funds Spent at Trump Turnberry
Washington, D.C. September 10, 2019 – Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper demanding immediate compliance with the request they sent in June seeking documents relating to […]
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Three House Committees Launch Wide-Ranging Investigation into Trump-Giuliani Ukraine Scheme
Washington, DC September 9, 2019 – Today, three House Committees launched a wide-ranging investigation into reported efforts by President Trump, the President’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, and possibly others to pressure the government of Ukraine to assist the President’s reelection campaign. In letters to the White House and the State Department, Chairmen Eliot L. Engel of the Committee on […]
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Oversight & Judiciary Committees investigate efforts by President, VP, other officials to spend taxpayer funds at Trump-owned properties
Washington, D.C. Sept. 6, 2019—The House Committee on Oversight and Reform and the House Committee on the Judiciary sent a series of letters requesting documents and other information regarding multiple efforts by the President, Vice President, and other Trump Administration officials to spend taxpayer funds at properties owned by the President in potential violation of […]